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Oct. 1 4 . 1878.. .[written r e p o r t ) To the Honorable Mayor a n d members of the City Council. Your committee to whom was referred the examination of the slaughterhouse, wishes to report a s follows: 1 s t . . .we recommend t h a t the building be raised one log higher, then cover i t with five ridge poles a n d a double lumber roof. 2nd.. .That t h e east fence of t h e s t r a y pen be moved into the y a r d sufficiently far to allow the drain running through the slaughterhouse to r u n on the outside of t h e fence. 3rd.. . T h a t said drain be composed of rock layers in lime mortar for the purpose of conveying all the blood and also water used for cleaning purposes into a pit dug on the n o r t h side of the y a r d . 4th.. .That a c a r t be provided for t h e p u r p o s e of hauling away all refuse and fall, t h e morning a f t e r slaughtering, and taken to some place designated by the Council. 5th.. .That t h e water running to the slaughterhouse b e onlv used while s l a u e h t e r i n e and cleanine.. and t h e n directlv u turhed off. 6th.. .We also recommend t h a t said buildine be olaced in the charge of some responsible man whose dut; i t sdall be to keep i t thoroughly clean. Signed: George P e r r y , Nathaniel P r y o r , a n d Edwin C. Cox. Said report was read a n d , on motion of Councilor P r y o r , was accepted and tabled to come up when called for. Councilor Nielson s u g g e s t e d t h a t a room be r e n t e d for the Council to meet in this winter. The Mayor was instructed to engage a room, with firing and l i g h t s , for t h e use of t h e Council during the winter. [ T h e Council had been meeting i n homes and a t the school)
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21. 1878.. .Rules were s e t forth for the City Council. The followina a r e e x a m ~ l e s : 8 While 'the President (Mayor) i s putting a Rule : question o r a count is being h a d , no member shall speak o r leave his place. Rule 9 : No member shall speak more t h a n once to the same general question, without leave of t h e Council, until every member desiring to speak shall have spoken. Rule 1 0 : If any member in speaking t r a n s g r e s s e s any rule of the Council, t h e President shall, o r any member may call to o r d e r , i n which case the member so called to o r d e r shall immediately s e t down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in o r d e r . Rule 18: Any member o r officer of the Council who shall disclose the confidential business o r proceedings of the Council shall be liable, if a member of t h e Council, to s u f f e r expulsion; a n d , if an officer, to dismissal from service. Mayor reported h e had been unable to obtain a n appropriate room ( f o r meetings) b u t t h e Council can use t h e

Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City.

Oct. 1 4 . 1878.. .[written r e p o r t ) To the Honorable Mayor a n d members of the City Council. Your committee to whom was referred the examination of the slaughterhouse, wishes to report a s follows: 1 s t . . .we recommend t h a t the building be raised one log higher, then cover i t with five ridge poles a n d a double lumber roof. 2nd.. .That t h e east fence of t h e s t r a y pen be moved into the y a r d sufficiently far to allow the drain running through the slaughterhouse to r u n on the outside of t h e fence. 3rd.. . T h a t said drain be composed of rock layers in lime mortar for the purpose of conveying all the blood and also water used for cleaning purposes into a pit dug on the n o r t h side of the y a r d . 4th.. .That a c a r t be provided for t h e p u r p o s e of hauling away all refuse and fall, t h e morning a f t e r slaughtering, and taken to some place designated by the Council. 5th.. .That t h e water running to the slaughterhouse b e onlv used while s l a u e h t e r i n e and cleanine.. and t h e n directlv u turhed off. 6th.. .We also recommend t h a t said buildine be olaced in the charge of some responsible man whose dut; i t sdall be to keep i t thoroughly clean. Signed: George P e r r y , Nathaniel P r y o r , a n d Edwin C. Cox. Said report was read a n d , on motion of Councilor P r y o r , was accepted and tabled to come up when called for. Councilor Nielson s u g g e s t e d t h a t a room be r e n t e d for the Council to meet in this winter. The Mayor was instructed to engage a room, with firing and l i g h t s , for t h e use of t h e Council during the winter. [ T h e Council had been meeting i n homes and a t the school)
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21. 1878.. .Rules were s e t forth for the City Council. The followina a r e e x a m ~ l e s : 8 While 'the President (Mayor) i s putting a Rule : question o r a count is being h a d , no member shall speak o r leave his place. Rule 9 : No member shall speak more t h a n once to the same general question, without leave of t h e Council, until every member desiring to speak shall have spoken. Rule 1 0 : If any member in speaking t r a n s g r e s s e s any rule of the Council, t h e President shall, o r any member may call to o r d e r , i n which case the member so called to o r d e r shall immediately s e t down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in o r d e r . Rule 18: Any member o r officer of the Council who shall disclose the confidential business o r proceedings of the Council shall be liable, if a member of t h e Council, to s u f f e r expulsion; a n d , if an officer, to dismissal from service. Mayor reported h e had been unable to obtain a n appropriate room ( f o r meetings) b u t t h e Council can use t h e